The effect of ancient population bottlenecks on human phenotypic variation

Andrea Manica (), William Amos, François Balloux and Tsunehiko Hanihara
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Andrea Manica: University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK
William Amos: University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, UK
François Balloux: University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EH, UK
Tsunehiko Hanihara: Saga Medical School, Saga 849-8501, Japan

Nature, 2007, vol. 448, issue 7151, 346-348

Abstract: ... and humans out of Africa The 'out of Africa' debate on human origins has enlivened palaeoanthropology for many years. Genetic analyses tended to support a single origin for modern humans in Africa, but measurements of anatomy have produced mixed results. Now that dichotomy is resolved: a new analysis of a large database of skull measurements, informed by advances in ancient demography of anatomically modern humans made possible by large genetic datasets, unequivocally supports a single African origin.

Date: 2007
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